freebsd-skq/usr.bin/units
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Makefile Convert to usr.bin/ to LIBADD 2014-11-25 14:29:10 +00:00
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pathnames.h
README
units.1 units(1): Add support for output-format 2014-07-17 06:54:12 +00:00
units.c Fix interaction between libedit initialization and Capsicum 2015-08-08 10:38:37 +00:00
units.lib units(1): Convert units.lib to use '#' instead of '/'. 2014-07-05 03:27:31 +00:00

# $FreeBSD$

This is a program which I wrote as a clone of the UNIX 'units'
command.  I threw it together in a couple days, but it seems to work,
with some restrictions.  I have tested it under DOS with Borland C and
Ultrix 4.2, and SunOS 4.1.  

This program differs from the unix units program in the following
ways:
   it can gracefully handle exponents larger than 9 in output
   it uses 'e' to denote exponentiation in numbers
   prefixes are listed in the units file
   it tries both -s and -es plurals
   it allows use of * for multiply and ^ for exponentiation in the input
   the output format is somewhat different

Adrian Mariano (adrian@cam.cornell.edu or mariano@geom.umn.edu)